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LOT 2119
Prehispanic Teotihuacan Terracotta Animal Vessel
2ND-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (82 grams total, 63 mm wide including stand).
Of squat profile with modelled head, forelegs, hindlegs and tail; socket to the centre with lateral holes; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), American archaeologist and anthropologist; thence by descent to her granddaughter, Christine Mary Frederica Bulmer nee Laughton (1912-2000), via Zelia's daughter Nadine Nuttall Laughton (1882-1967).
From the collection of Christine's niece the late Gillian Bulmer (1935-20-21), Herefordshire, UK.
Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman collector.
Accompanied by a copy of a detailed signed statement of provenance.
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Prehispanic Teotihuacan Terracotta Head Collection
2nd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Including D-shaped plaque type, rounded type with slit facial features, grotesque lined type and others; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 208 grams total, 58-92 mm including stand
From the private collection of Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), American archaeologist and anthropologist; thence by descent to her granddaughter, Christine Mary Frederica Bulmer nee Laughton (1912-2000), via Zelia's daughter Nadine Nuttall Laughton (1882-1967). From the collection of Christine's niece, the late Gillian Bulmer (1935-20-21), Herefordshire, UK. Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of a detailed signed statement of provenance. -
Pre-Columbian Jalisco Terracotta Pregnant Figure
Circa 100 B.C.-300 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £494
Figure of a pregnant woman standing, adorned with a headdress, ear ornaments, a necklace and disc ornaments to the shoulders, and with armbands on the short arms; with red pigment and traces of black pigment to the breasts and the back. 1.28 kg, 33.5 cm
Collected from the 1980s onwards, from the Romy Rey (1938–2020) collection, London, UK. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman. -
Pre-Columbian Mayan Carved Stone Panther Statue
Circa 550-900 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
In crouching pose with teeth bared and tail laid along the spine, recess to the upper face; old collector's tag 'Copan / Honduras / ex Waldinga / CARR'. 2.07 kg, 22 cm
Ex Fishman private collection, USA. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
